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Terraform
- Updated on 12 Jun 2024
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The topic explains how to use Terraform to install the Traceable platform agent in a Kubernetes environment. Make sure that Terraform is already installed before proceeding with installing Traceable Platform agent. For more information on installing Terraform, see Download Terraform.
Before you begin
Keep the Traceable agent token handy. Navigate to Traceable's platform and navigate to Settings () > Account > Access Tokens > Agent Token. Copy and save the token. It would be required in the Traceable agent installation process.
Download
Enter the following command to download the latest Terraform tarball:
curl -O https://downloads.traceable.ai/install/traceable-agent/terraform/kubernetes/latest/traceable-agent-tf-k8s.tar.gz
Installation
Complete the following steps to install traceable-agent
. Make sure
- Create
traceableai
namespace by entering the following command:ActionScriptkubectl create namespace traceableai
- Untar the Terraform archive that you downloaded earlier. Enter the following command:ActionScript
tar xvzf traceable-agent-tf-k8s.tar.gz
- Change the directory.ActionScript
cd traceable-agent-tf-k8s/
- Initialize the module by entering the following command:ActionScript
terraform init
- Review the setup that will be installed by entering the following command. Add the agent token that you downloaded earlier.ActionScript
terraform plan -var='token='
- Apply the module by entering the following command:ActionScript
terraform apply -var='token='
Note:Terraform creates aterrafrom.tfstate
file. The file stores the current state of the infrastructure. It is recommended to keep track of this file.
Load balance Platform agent
In a deployment where you have deployed more than one Traceable Platform agent, and you expect high span load, you load balance the spans among the Platform agents. Load balancing is available in Platform agent 1.26.0 and later and only applies to the Go agent. In Helm chart, add the following value:
service_type:Headless
Verify the installation
Enter the following command to verify a successful installation of traceable-agent:
kubectl get pods -n traceableai
For example,
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
traceable-agent-d8ff7cd79-qn2wb 1/1 Running 0 34m